Improvement in toy money-banks



W. M. KIRCHNER.

TOY MONEY BANK.

No.179,203 Y PatentedAJune 27.1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. KIRCHNER, OF PITTSBIIG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY MONEY-BANKS.

I Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,203, dated June 27, 1876; application filed December '27, 1875.

To all wltom't't may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. KIRCH- NER, of Pittsburg, county of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and useful Improvement in Manufacture of Glass Savings-Banks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

concise, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, making a part ofthis specitication, in whichlike letters indicating like parts- Figure l is a side elevation of my improve ment in one ofthe many forms of its application. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through m v of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through y y of Fig. 2. Myimprovement consists of a savings-bank, the ends, sides, and top of which are made in one piece of glass, and at one operation, with a suitable hole for making deposits. glass part may be made ot' any desired form,

but for the present purpose I have shown thel bank made in imitation of Independence Hall. The sides A and ends A', as also the top. cover, or roof B, and the steeple B', (if such be made), are made of glass, by pressingor blowing the same in asuitable mold, all at one operation. By the use of a sliding bar or mandrel, which works through the Inold cavity, a hole, a, is made for convenience in making deposits.

While the bottom D may be attached in various ways, I prefer that shown. A groove or recess, s, is made along the lower outer faces of the sides, and correspondingly shaped tongues 81 ou the side flanges s2 of the bottom piece D enable the glass part A B to be slid into the botton like a drawer. The bottom D is made of any suitable material, hard or seasoned wood answering the purpose. By trans- Thisverse keys d (Z1, which engage a shoulder or rib, d', on the ends A', and are seated in the bottom D, the body A B and bottom D are securely locked together. These transverse keys d d1, sliding in' end ways, are secured by screws, nails, or pins c, or in other suitable way.

For convenience in removing the deposits when desired, I make a recess, n, of suitable size inthe lower edge of one end, so that it may be covered by the key d at that end, and also uncovered by sliding the key out. Hence the deposits can be removed without taking off the bottom.

I believe a savings-bank, having glass walls and cover made in one piece, with a hole therein for receiving deposits, to be an entirely new article, and, while not limiting myself to any particular or specific form, I believethe form shown to be one of those which will be most acceptable to the public.

I claim herein as my inventionl. Asa new article of manufacture, a toy money box or savings bank, having glass walls and cover made inone piece, and with a hole therein for the reception ot' deposits, substantially as set forth.

` 2. In a toy money-box made of glass, as described, thc recess. a, for. the removal ot' deposits, substantially as set forth.

3. rlhe combination of glass body A B, bottom D, of wood or other material, with tongues and grooves, and transverse keys d d1, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM M. KIRCHNER.

Witnesses:

. JAMES M. CHRISTY, GEO. H. CHRISTY. 

